Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-01-20
INDOOR FARMING.
How to Make Rural Life Agreeable and
Profitable to the Entire Family.

How to Make Rural Life Agreeable and
Profitable to the Entire Family.
When a woman consents to take
charge of the household on farm she
is either brave or ignorant. If brave,
healthy and vigorous, but not too am
bilious, she may be happy in the
secluded busy farm home, where the
labors are legion, trials many and
profits few, if reckoned in cash; but if
in pure air, pure water and freshest of
food. they are many,
The first requisite for indoor farm
ing is health, that the body may be
strong to endure and the mind sound
to plan, for much lies in the laying out
of the days labor. Where there is no
mark set there is no goal won. Execu-
tive ability is treasure all farmers
wives should possess. She who has it
not must work twice as hard and ac-
complish less than her fortunate sister.
The second requisite is economy,
true economy, that saves every thing,
even time. do not call ii economy to
Try apples at four cents pound. 1t
will pay better to be taking runners off
strawberry plants, decapitating rasp-
berry and blackberry vines or taking a
drink to some thirsty plant or lots OF
things that will grow cash. A penny
saved is penny earned, and q good
garden is the farmers savings bank.
Nor do | think it economy to try and
do without help indoors. l do not
agree with him who said: "One woman
should do indoors for three men out. "
One can get along somehow, but 1t is
at the cost Of health and many things
that would be q profit as well rs pleas
ure to have done. II is admitted
there is as much profit in poultry
ms in any farm product and
that woman, having more patience
and sympathy, is likely to be
more successful than man in caring for
it. But poultry TO be profitable must
be properly attended, and that atten-
ton is required when the housewife is
most needed indoors, II she has no as
sistant, so she who works unaided will
not be poultry-raisor. Four hundred
chicks, or their equivalent in Other
fowls raised, will pay good girl, ant
leave nice little sum for pin money
give time to do plain sewing and have
little left for reading, etc.
The third requisite is thoughtfulnes'
In each member of the family. Coult
the miracle OF old be wrought agar
and the blind be made to see, grea
would be the rejoicing in every house
hold. There would always be wood
pile large enough to be seen, Their,
would always he Il meal-time impor
tant enough TO be observed. Their
would always he one purse, open alik,
to each. There would be sense o
order that would require hook fo
coats, a latch for doors. and som
other place than the floor for discarded
newspaper wrappers, etc. Soft waite
at the house would be as necessary u
water at the barn; q convenieat kitch
en as well as conveniently tlyssnirange
stables, and desirable labor-sayin
utensils in and out alike. There woul
be gallantrics grown easy by use an
pies rs good as mother made.
In fact, there would be smiles on I'll
face Of the liousekceper, pleasal
words on her lips, chccrfulness in h'
heart, and The acknowledged strivin
that no rival should outstrip her in Il
door farming. Thus we have the thr,
important elements, health, econom
aud though,iulncss; wealth and econ
my the factors of finance; health NJ
thoughtfulness, the factors OF hapI
ness. Possessing these We ask |
more for the mistress of the farm.
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